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House creates governing board for Utah State Developmental Center in unanimous SB 172 vote
Summary
First substitute SB 172 passed the House 72–0 to create a nine-member board for the Utah State Developmental Center, transfer control of the Center’s land fund from DFCM, and allow the board discretion over sale and lease of land and water rights.
The Utah House on March 8 unanimously approved first substitute SB 172 to reorganize governance and financial oversight of the Utah State Developmental Center. Representative Kennedy, the House sponsor, described the Center as serving some of the state’s most vulnerable residents and said the bill creates a nine-member board with staggered four-year terms.
Kennedy said the board will administer the Utah State Developmental Center Fund, approve sale and lease transactions of Center land and water rights, and move the Utah State Developmental Center Land Fund from the Division of Facilities Construction and Management to the Center’s new governing board so the board may exercise discretion over its use. "This will allow the Developmental Center to, with more autonomy, not only direct their policy and decisions, but also the funds that they receive," Kennedy said.
A question on board composition prompted Kennedy to list members the bill specifies or contemplates: the director of the relevant division, the superintendent of the Developmental Center, the executive director of the Department of Human Services, a resident of the center, and five additional members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate.
The House opened and closed the vote on the first substitute SB 172; the clerk announced 72 yes votes and 0 no votes. The bill was signed by the Speaker and returned to the Senate for the President’s signature.
